Military studies have shown that the Russian forces that invaded the territory of Ukraine on February 24 at the same time from several directions, according to the plan, were to complete the invasion within three days. This did not happen. On February 28, the whole world was virtually lived by an endless column of Russian troops, which is formed in Belarus and stretches in the direction of Kiev. These troops were expected to be surrounded by the capital of Ukraine. "It did not work.
The column simply lost the course, and the Ukrainians attacked the logistics lines of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was one of the main humiliations for Russian troops: they could not control a large column of troops and make it do something," the analyst explained. In April, information about war crimes in Bucha and Chernihiv began to appear, when Russian troops retreated from Kiev and the Ukrainian forces entered the suburbs.
"These war crimes were struck by the world, and all the leaders of the Western countries who visited Ukraine have commented on the Bucha," Clark said. "They did not conquer Kherson, he got them because of the subversive internal activity, the Russians simply went into this city - the most occupied. It is an important city, because it controls access to Crimea and water supply," the military researcher said.
He also recalled that thousands of people began to go outside and express their opinion about the presence of Russians. "Then they did not know what to do with it. They were very passive. Since then, the picture has emerged already gloomy, increased repression. These public demonstrations are now manifested in the form of guerrilla struggle: murder, cars explosions, etc. Of course, they are called terrorism, "Clark added.
Mariupol had to fall in the early days of the war - it was very close to the front line. But that didn't happen. Mariupol stayed for a long time. On May 21, Russian troops occupied it completely, after the capture of the Azovstal plant, Ukrainian servicemen were captured. The strategic plan did not make much sense in this, but it was a milestone in emotional. The Russians spent a lot of effort to capture the city, as they needed to move north.
By June, the Russian troops managed to capture the city of Severodonetsk and Lisichansk - in the military plan it was the best they managed to do. The offensive of the Russians exhaled, the last few weeks they have not moved, instead the troops were moving to the southwest, because Ukrainians are preparing to win Kherson. Both parties are aware that in a few months the weather will change, and for different reasons, important decisions have to be made.
Russians can continue to step in the Donetsk region, and Ukrainians - on Kherson. If Kherson can be released, it will become a strong psychological blow to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Recall that the economic crisis can affect the supply of weapons to Ukraine. The fatigue of the war is added to the war in Europe, and Western politicians can compromise Ukraine to compromise. Hence the value of any victory on the front.
Všetky práva vyhradené IN-Ukraine.info - 2022